Episode 114: Lou Mendes Kramer - Forensic Pathology and the Pathologists’ Assistant

Today my guest is Pathologists' Assistant Lou Mendes Kramer What we discuss with Lou: How she discovered the pathologists' assistant field and forensic pathology Her experience as a PA student Working as a Medical Investigator Her previous teaching experience and how that led to her teaching at Wayne State How she became program director of the Wayne State PA program and some highlights so far Teaching methods and how they were adapted during the pandemic The AAPA Forensic Task Force and her role Attending NAME and IACME meetings as part of the task force The poster she presented at the 2021 NAME meeting and how it was received Some thoughts on what needs to happen for PAs to be more utilized in forensic pathology Links for this episode: Health Podcast Network  LabVine Learning Doctors on Social Media The ConfLab from LabVine Dress A Med scrubs   American Association of Pathologists' Assistants Wayne State Pathologists's Assistant Program National Association of Medical Examiners International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners   People of Pathology Podcast: Website Twitter